error message on startup

[stuka121]

when i boot my computer (and also when installing microsoft updates) i get the
following error message: "windows cannot find
'c:\windows\system32\adobe\shockwave 11\symcheckupstub.exe'. make sure you
typed the name correctly, and then try again. to search for a file, click the
start button, and then click search."

clicking ok gets rid of the message, but i'm wondering how i stop this from
occuring.

[Sean Wilson]

It's probably either a shortcut in your "C:\Documents and
Settings\<username>\Start Menu\Programs\Startup" folder, or a setting
under "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run"
or "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Cur rentVersion\Run" in
your registry. You're pretty safe deleting a key there if you find one
in either branch

[stuka121]

no it's definately not in my startup. i checked the start menu start up
application folder and the list in the msconfig program and there's nothing
there for shockwave or anything similar. i'm not sure how to find the other
folder you're talking about...

[Sean Wilson]

> i'm not sure how to find the other

> folder you're talking about...

It's not a folder, but registry keys. Start -> Run, type "regedit" (no
quotes) and hit <ENTER>

[stuka121]

i'm in the registry, where you mentioned, and i don't see anything about adobe
or shockwave. what would the entry look like?

other than things i recognize, i have:

(default), ISUSPM startup, LVCOMSX, SynTPEnh, SynTPLpr, TP4EX

[Sean Wilson]

> i'm in the registry, where you mentioned, and i don't see anything about adobe

> or shockwave. what would the entry look like?

I don't know what it would look like. Try searching your registry for
the path that appears in the error dialog.
If you didn't see anything in msconfig that looked like a candidate then
I have no idea where the error is coming from.